Category: Clan Carruthers

From our origins in Annandale, South-West Scotland, Carruthers have spread to all corners of the Earth and in many cases made a real difference to the society in which they live. Alexander Carruthers is no exception. This excellant piece by Ron DeBrock written Dec 2021 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer reports the following: EDWARDSVILLE — Andrew… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Carruthers selected as Associate Judge

During conversations we are often ask what information is provided on our website. As well as our blogs, which are evidence based, our society offers further researched information on Carruthers, our origins, our family and our ancestral homelands and we therefore include this site map for easy access :- Our Welcome page here does what… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Opening the box – the Carruthers site map.

Our websites and Facebook pages are designed to inform our family, based on current research from both ourselves and other respected agencies. As such, we will always try to publish information that is factual rather an fictional regarding our family in particualr and Scotland in general. As an international organisation based out of Scotland, we… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: a sept by any other name

The Picts or Picti as the Romans named them meaning the ‘Painted Ones’ or Wærteras as they were also called, were a confederation of Celtic tribes who inhabited the lands north of the Forth-Clyde line. It is originally thought that they originally came from Scythia or Thrace. Scythia was a part of Central Eurasia and… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: The Picts, do they still walk amongst us. A DNA update

The current haplogroup map (wiki ) To be a Carruthers or a derivative of our name means that you are part of a Border Reiver family with a proud history. We originated in Annandale, Scotland and our existence in one shape or form goes back in the area for thousands of years. As such, we… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Are Cruddas a variation/derivation of Carruthers- what the DNA says.

Accepting our Swedish ancestor arrived in the lands of 'Caer Ruthers' in 900 AD, the lands of our forebears were at that time still speaking Cumbric Welsh. The Celtic kingdom of Strathclyde, in which our lands were placed, was still in existance well into the 11th century'. Strathclyde was finally defeated some time before 1054… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Further update on a Viking DNA connection.